A union leader who was sent in to clean up the newspaper mailers union after the previous president embezzled a six-figure sum from the union yesterday admitted he also had embezzled cash from the union.

Larry DeAngelis, who was dispatched by the Communications Workers of America in mid-2008 to lead CWA Local 14170, also known as Mailers Local 6, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling for siphoning $60,000 from the union.

DeAngelis’ confession came two days after his predecessor, Wayne Mitchell, pleaded guilty to the same charge after admitting he embezzled more than $200,000 from the union he had led for decades before he was forced out.

In both cases, DeAngelis and Mitchell were accused of writing checks from a union account to pay for personal expenses.

DeAngelis, who was forced out last September, has since returned the cash to the union. It’s unclear if Mitchell has returned any of the pilfered funds.

Both men faced a maximum of five years for their crimes. However, prosecutors are calling for Mitchell to serve 24 to 30 months and DeAngelis to serve between 10 and 16 months. DeAngelis’ sentencing is July 28; Mitchell’s is Sept. 8.

“Twice in a row, the city’s mailroom employees were betrayed by the corrupt leadership of Wayne Mitchell and Larry DeAngelis, two executives who served the Mailer’s Union on separate occasions,” said Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara. “Instead of sorting the mail, they sorted union funds into their own pockets.”

Union members, who recently voted to drop their status as an independent local and to affiliate with the Typographic Union, are still incensed by the scheme.

“My reaction is that [Mitchell] devastated the lives of hundreds of union members’ families,” said Greg McCaig, a mailers union member for 40 years. “He was robbing us with both hands.”